Year: 2016

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Deforestation Reducing Monsoon Rainfall in India: New Study

Shreya Dasgupta 09/09/2016

Studies show that a combination of factors has weakened...

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifts off on from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

NASA Launches its First Probe to Collect Asteroid Samples

Irene Klotz 09/09/2016

Scientists believe asteroids and comets crashing into early Earth...

An aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker

Why You Might Have to Doubly Beware Zika if You’ve Already Had Dengue

Neelakshi Varma 08/09/2016

With grave repercussions for India, a recent study suggests...

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How Does LSD Induce Short-Term Psychosis but Long-Term Optimism?

Rachel Jonas 08/09/2016

A 2016 study from Imperial College London showed that...

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Four Reasons You Should Pay Attention to ISRO’s Successful GSLV F05 Launch

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/09/2016

The event marks the first time an indigenous cryogenic...

This artist's concept shows the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM. The mission aims to return a sample of Bennu's surface coating to Earth for study as well as return detailed information about the asteroid and it's trajectory. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Asteroid-Bound OSIRIS-REx Set to Begin New Quest for Life’s Origins

Sandhya Ramesh 07/09/2016

The ambitious seven-year mission will visit the asteroid Bennu...

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Big Oil and Activists Unite to Protect Endangered Whales

Guy Dinmore 06/09/2016

The success story of a rare collaboration between Big...